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Originally Posted by Supperman
Thank you, JohnBraden , for the information.
I know nothing about Easter. I confused it as Halloween, so I've almost written back to you, "Thank you, I know it. Trick or Treat? Right?".
But I realized it is not Easter but Halloween.
I'll looking for some information about Easter, and come back.
See you later!
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peanuts Easter - Google
I thought that there might be some episodes about Easter in the story "PEANUTS", and found those!
I now know the reason why "over-sized baskets".
To win the game, they have to collect a large number of "the eggs", right? |
Easter is supposed to be a celebration of Jesus Christ rising from the dead. He had been crucified on the previous Friday--For some weird reason called:
"GOOD FRIDAY"-- although there was nothing Good about crucifying our Lord.
Jesus rose from the dead which is what christianity is all about. Jesus is the Messiah so a very special day in the Christian calendar.
Why and how easter eggs came into the equation I do not know. Here in UK we tend to give chocolate Easter eggs to children. When I was a child we painted hard boiled eggs and would roll them down the hill. Also I have no idea where the EASTER BUNNY comes into it.
Why do we have eggs at Easter?
As for Halloween-- I loathe it-- I loathe trick and treating. That came to UK from the USA. something to do with the devil I think. It teaches bad habits to children when they put on frightening masks and they knock on peoples doors and threaten to trick them if they are not given a treat. That is my idea of teaching children how to blackmail people. Just my own opinion of course. I never experienced anything about Halloween when I was a child, not sure when the trick or treat fashion began here. I feel it is very commercialised in order to make alot of money for manufacturers and shops etc.
Halloween in England - History and Traditions for Kids
IN the past we had boy scouts who at a certaIn time of year knocked on peoples doors in order to do a job for them. BOB a JOB it was called. They would do a small chore for the resident then be given a BOB-- equal to what used to be a shilling in the days before decimalisation. Twelve old pennies equalled a shilling.
I wonder if you have the equivalent of boy scouts and girl guides or Brownies in Japan?
Scouts Guides and Brownies